{
  "id": 17747044,
  "title": "Delhi High Court seeks report on qualifications of two doctors accused of mishandling child",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/delhi-high-court-seeks-report-on-qualifications-of-two-doctors",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:05:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-high-court-seeks-report-on-qualifications-of-two-doctors-accused-of-mishandling-child/article71653076.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Delhi High Court has ordered the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to submit a joint report on the qualifications of two doctors accused of mishandling a child patient in Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna granted the two-week deadline for the joint inquiry report, but the report has not been submitted by the July 24 deadline. The doctors, who represented themselves as super-specialists, allegedly caused severe brain damage, leading to the child being in a permanent vegetative state with West Syndrome, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and chronic pain. The child's mother, Sapna Jain, filed a contempt petition against the doctors and the NMC/DGHS, alleging the authorities' failure to ensure transparency and accountability. The court is set to hear the case again on December 16.",
  "summary": "Justice Neena Bansal Krishna passed the order on October 30 while hearing a contempt petition filed by the child’s mother",
  "key_points": [
    "Delhi High Court orders joint report on doctors' qualifications",
    "Doctors mishandled child patient, causing severe brain damage",
    "Case to be heard again on December 16"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The court's demand for a joint report places the burden of accountability on medical regulators to verify the credentials of specialists following allegations of severe patient negligence.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}